A.Innova share Their Top 5 Ted Talks on Leadership

News provided by Alpha Innova on Friday 30th Jun 2017

“good leaders enable other people’s voices to be heard at the same time as our own.”

As a successful firm that has expanded to cities such as Liverpool and Cardiff, A.Innova's Managing Director Jamiesh Holait is all too aware of the importance of leading by example and how effective leadership can be the difference between failure and success.

During a motivational workshop for their contractors last week, Mr Holait shared five of the firm's favourite Ted Talks that discuss good leadership skills.

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action - As the author of the best-selling title ‘Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action, motivational speaker and leadership expert, Simon Sinek is well advised to discuss the components that make up great leadership. In this Ted Talk, Sinek explores the way leaders galvanise a crowd, pioneer innovation and gain loyalty.

Itay Talgram: Lead like the great conductors - The self-confessed ‘conductor of people’, Itay Talgram is an orchestra conductor and business consultant. During this Ted Talk, Talgram makes the paralleled comparisons between the role of a conductor and the role of a good leader. Talgram urges individuals to lead like an excellent conductor, saying “good leaders enable other people’s voices to be heard at the same time as our own.”

Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader - In this Ted Talk, leadership expert, Roselinede Torres discusses some of the key things she has learnt during her 25 years watching great leaders at work. She also shares three simple questions that budding entrepreneurs should ask themselves to achieve success in the future.

Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn… then lead - The former commander of U.S and International forces in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal shares his experiences in the military and what this taught him about effective leadership. He also discusses the reasons why he thinks it is important for leaders to listen, learn and address the possibility of failure.

David Logan: Tribal leadership - Best-selling author and management consultant, David Logan outlines the five kinds of tribes that humans tend to form in society naturally - such as in schools and workplaces. He then goes on to explain how understanding humans' shared tribal tendencies, individuals can help lead each other to become the best possible versions of themselves.

Discussing the importance developing strong leadership skills, A.Innova’s Managing Director Jamiesh Holait said “The success of A.Innova solely relies on the development of young professionals. That means that we continuously need to take the time to develop the leadership skills of young professionals and train them to become successful and innovative leaders".